Life

Mavrogonatos Bekiaris was born in 1948 in the town of Loutraki near the city of Corinth, Greece. After completing his studies in theology Mavrogonatos entered the Holy Orders. He was ordained a deacon with the name Demetrios in 1975 and a priest in 1976. Before his election to the episcopate in 1989, Father Demetrios served as abbot at the Petrakis Monastery[2].